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Father of three pleads for kidney donor
Jonathan Kalmakoff is a father of three children. He said he has a close relationship with his kids and they talk about everything, including his need for a kidney.
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‘She will go on’: How organ donation is helping one man grieve his wife’s death
After the paramedics made the call there was nothing more they could do, one of them saw on Mabel’s MSI card that she had signed up to be an organ and tissue donor. It was Gardner’s idea: he signed up for the donor program years ago. A year before her death, Mabel decided to join as well. When the paramedic asked Gardner if he wanted to contact the tissue bank, he agreed right away.
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Photo project documents patients coping with life of dialysis
Close to 50,000 Canadians are being treated for kidney failure and over half are on dialysis. Now a new project out of Western University and the Lawson Health Research Institute aims to show patients that there is life during and after dialysis.
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Bill C-316: Allowing Canadians to Register as Organ Donors on their Tax Returns
Senator Terry Mercer introduces the 2nd Reading debate in the Senate on Len Webber, MP’s Bill C-316. The Bill proposes changes to the annual tax form to allow Canadians to indicate their intent to become an organ and tissue donor.
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Organ donor who inspired Humbolt Bronco remembered at Lethbridge Kidney Walk
Ric Suggitt, a well-known rugby coach and family friend of the Boulets, was honoured at Lethbridge’s annual Kidney Walk.
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